Harness rosette



June 5, 1923.

J. c; HARPHAM HARNES S ROS ETTE Filed Sent. 1922 Patented June 5, 1923.

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JULIUS C. HARPHAM, 0F LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

HARNESS Application filed September 9, 1922.

To all 10h amit may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS C. HARPHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness Rosettes,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates-to harness rosettes and has special reference todevices for connecting the several straps of a bridle. The object of theinvention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, compact and attractivedevice which will effectually hold the parts of the bridle together andwill impart an orna mental appearance thereto. The invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter fullyset forth and defined.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved rosette appliedto a bridle;

Fig. 2 is a detail section of the rosette on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the rosette.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a base ring or loop 1 which maybe of the exact form shown in the drawings having one square end 2 andone round end 3 connected by straight parallel sides, or may be of acircular or elliptical outline. The parallel side members are connectedadjacent their ends by cross bars 4: and from the base ring or loop twoor more posts 5 rise to carry a top ring 6 which is preferably of anelliptical outline, as shown. Over the top ring 6 is fitted a sheetmetal cap or top plate 7 which is of the same outline as the said ring 6and has its. edge rolled over and under the edge of the said ring, asshown ROSET'IE.

Serial No. 587,156.

gagement therewith. The check strap 12 may be passed around the oppositeside bar of the base loop and fastened by a buckle, but is preferablystitched, as indicated at 13. The throat latch 1a is secured around theend member 3 of the base ring in the same manner that the cheek strap 12is secured, and the brow band 15 is in a similar manner secured aroundthe end bar 2 of the base ring. The cross bars 4 are so located that,when the cheek strap and the crown piece are engaged with the base ring,movement of said members along the sides of the base ring will beprevented and the width of the ring is such that the side membersthereof will prevent lateral movement of the throat latch and the browband. The base ring, cross bar's, posts, and top ring are preferablyformed integrally by casting and while I have indicated four posts inthe accompanying drawings, it will be understood that two posts may besuflicient. The sheet metal top or cap plate 7 may be flat or nearly Iso and may be engraved or otherwise embellished so as to enhance theattractiveness of the device, while the enlarged end 9 of the undermember of the crown piece serves to maintain the base ring and the partsengaged therewith from contact with the head of the animal and therebyprevents irritation with resulting soreness; My improved rosette isexceedingly simple in construction, may be produced at a low cost andmay be easily applied to any bridle and, when applied, 'will effectuallyretain the several straps of the bridle in proper relation.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A harness rosette comprising a base loop of elongated form having crossbars formed integral therewith adjacent its ends, posts rising from saidoase loop and integral therewith, a top ring carried by said posts andintegral therewith, and a sheet metal cap plate fitted over the top ringand having its edge rolled over and under the edge of said top ring.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JULIUS C. HARPHAM. [1,. s.]

